"The English class birds pose next to the class tent"
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"The English class birds pose next to the class tent"
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Ambulatory individual efforts of young Syrians in the collection and distribution of clothing for the displaced in the severe cold wave.."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Mud of betrayal... Feet from my country..."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Mud of betrayal... Feet from my country..."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Sewage between displaced tents is among the most important problems in the camp.."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Ambulatory individual efforts of young Syrians in the collection and distribution of clothing for the displaced in the severe cold wave.."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Even you, mud, you are besieging our displaced tents... This is what they say..."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Glass balls of displaced children still rolling between small dreams."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Glass balls of displaced children still rolling between small dreams."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Sewage river that runs between the laughter of our displaced children and tents.."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"The "Mud Dabke" (popular dance) Displaced children are children of immigrating joy.."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"The displaced tents barely protect this refugee cat.. There is a huge need for tents that are adapted for human use"
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Wet book between small and shivering fingers.. Nothing around but mud and tent... But the road towards the light is still on.."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Wet book between small and shivering fingers.. Nothing around but mud and tent... But the road towards the light is still on.."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

" Sighs Fatima, the little Syrian displaced, carrying her school bag and her dreams of return and thinking of mirages of stretched tents..."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Gaith, a Syrian smile from the Atmeh camps in the northern countryside of Idlib.."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Beautiful Rahaf.. Mud does not affect you ! "
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

"Sun Moon Flowers..
Cold tents Mud..
Sparrows still play their own game.."
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

" Hala, the little Syrian refugee did not know that two barrels were thrown on her village during this photo... And I can not photograph that... What a pity !!"
Comment by Wiam Simav Bedirxan, Syrian director and activist who lives now in the camp of Atmeh, north-west of Syria, where she teaches English and spends time with the self-ruled camp children, in January 2015. Photo by Wiam Simav Bedirxan / Transterra Media

Al Araqib is one of the 46 Bedouin villages in the Negev desert that the state of Israel refuses to recognize. The residents of the village, both past and present, inherited these lands from their fathers and grandfathers. Harassment from the Israeli Army and vigilanties has become commonplace for the Araqib Bedouin. The harassment dates back to 1948, when a gang of Zionist militants rounded up 14 Bedouin men working in a field in al-Araqib and summarily executed them. Since 1948, homes and properties in al-Araqib have been regularly destroyed and stolen. On July 27th, 2010, the village was totally demolished. Since then, the village has been re-built and destroyed 33 times. However, many residents were unable to stay and moved to the recognized village of Rahat. Those who did choose to stay are confined to the area of the Al-Turi cemetary and have been living under harsh conditions, always scared of an unexpected visit from the soldiers.

10 year old Abdullah suffers from burns on the lower part of his body that he received six months ago from an exploding shell. His family is unable to afford any medicine or treatment for his burns and, consequently, Abdullah is immobile and unable to attend school or work to support his family. He lives in his besieged, war torn village of Al Hanboushe, in Syria's Idlib province, with his mother, his ill father, and his siblings. His family shares a small, two-room house with his Aunt, who's husband was killed recently in an air raid, his grandparents, and his five cousins. Food is scarce and there are no able bodied adult males to provide for the family; Abdullah's grandfather is too old and frail to work.

Given that there is no one in Abdullah's family who is able to work, the family is forced to live off of the kindness of their neighbors and any food they can find in the surrounding fields. In short, Abdullah's family's daily existence is one of physical pain, boredom and hopelessness, with little end of the suffering in sight.

Poipet, Cambodia. Cambodian families who fled Thailand are waiting in immigration police vehicles. About 200 000 Cambodian migrant workers have fled the country over the last week. The Thai military junta has denied that it is forcing Cambodians to leave.

About 200,000 migrant workers from Cambodia have fled Thailand over the last week, amid rumors of violent crackdown on illegal workers in the country. Thailand’s military junta said it would tighten restrictions on migrant employment to prevent illegal workers, forced labor and human trafficking. Cambodian migrant workers are a key component of the work force in Thai industries including construction, fishing and agriculture.

Poipet, Cambodia. Cambodians wait in trucks in the Thai-Cambodia border town of Poipet. Hundreds of thousands of them fled Thailand amid rumors of a violent crackdown on illegal workers. Many of them left the country on the back of military trucks with very little ventilation or open top trailers with no protective cover.

Poipet, Cambodia. Cambodians wait in trucks in the Thai-Cambodia border town of Poipet. Hundreds of thousands of them fled Thailand amid rumors of a violent crackdown on illegal workers. Many of them left the country on the back of military trucks with very little ventilation or open top trailers with no protective cover.

Poipet, Cambodia. A child in an immigration police truck in the Thai-Cambodia border town of Poipet. Poipet, Cambodia. Hundreds of thousands of Cambodians fled Thailand amid rumors of a violent crackdown on illegal workers. Many of them left the country on the back of military trucks with very little ventilation or open top trailers with no protective cover.

Poipet, Cambodia. A child in an immigration police truck in the Thai-Cambodia border town of Poipet. Poipet, Cambodia. Hundreds of thousands of Cambodians fled Thailand amid rumors of a violent crackdown on illegal workers. Many of them left the country on the back of military trucks with very little ventilation or open top trailers with no protective cover.

Poipet, Cambodia. A family in the back of an immigration police truck in the Thai-Cambodia border town of Poipet. Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian labourers fled Thailand amid rumors of violent crackdown on illegal workers. Many of them left the country in the back of military trucks with very little ventilation or on open-top trailers with no protective cover.

Poipet, Cambodia. A young girl carries a baby in the Thai-Cambodia border town of Poipet. Cambodian labourers are a major component of the work force in Thai industries including construction, fishing, and agriculture. Hundreds of thousands fled Thailand over the last week amid rumors of violent arrests and deportation of illegal foreign workers.

Poipet, Cambodia. Cambodian military personnel help families to retrieve their baggage. On arrival, the workers are warned to protect their precious belongings against thieves who have been taking advantage of the chaotic situation.